Analysis of the institution of local obmudsman in the republic of Bulgaria on the examples of a municipality Stara Zagora and the City of Sofia

Abstract

Predmet ovog rada je položaj i status institucije lokalnog ombudsmana u Republici Bugarskoj prikazan na primerima opštine Stara Zagora i grada Sofije. Bugarska i Srbija spadaju u krug zemalja koje imaju instituciju ombudsmana na centralnom i lokalnom nivou. U obe zemlje, institucija lokalnog ombudsmana je nastala i razvijala se u relativno sličnim okolnostima, vremenskom periodu i uslovima, a relativno mali broj JLS se do danas odlučio za njeno osnivanje. Međutim, to ne znači da je lokalni ombudsman još jedna u nizu nepotrebnih i „promašenih” institucija koje se mogu pojaviti u političko-pravnim sistemima pojedinih država. Ovo istraživanje treba da pokaže, s jedne strane, svrhu institucije lokalnog ombudsmana, a sa druge, značaj koji ova institucija ima u opštinama i gradovima u Bugarskoj, analizom njihovih sličnosti i razlika u Sofiji i Staroj Zagori. Dodatno, u Srbiji niko se do sada nije naučno bavio proučavanjem ove institucije u Bugarskoj. U Bugarskoj, s druge strane, nema značajnijih istraživanja koja bi se odnosila na ovu instituciju. U Srbiji je naučni i stručni fond koji se odnosi na instituciju lokalnog ombudsmana takođe mali. Ovaj rad treba da posluži i upoznavanju naučne i stručne javnosti sa ovom institucijom, ali i da doprinese dodatnom komparativnom, tzv. „tvining” istraživanju, koje bi moglo da omogući bolje sagledavanje i dalji razvoj ove institucije u obe zemlje u budućnosti.The subject of this paper is the position and status of the institution of local ombudsman in the Republic of Bulgaria shown on the examples of these institu- tions in the municipalities of Stara Zagora and Sofia. The Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Serbia belong to the circle of countries, which in their political and legal systems have the institution of ombudsman at the central level, but they can also have it at the level of local self-governments. In both countries, this institution was created and developed in relatively similar circumstances and time period as well as under similar conditions. In both countries, given the optional character of the institution, a relatively small number of municipalities and cities, have decided to establish local ombudsman. However, this does not mean that the local ombudsman is another in a series of un- necessary and “failed” institutions that may appear in the political and legal systems of individual states. This research should show, on the one hand, the purpose of the local ombudsman institution, and on the other hand, the importance that this institution has in the municipalities and cities in Bulgaria, by analysing their similarities and differ- ences in Sofia and Stara Zagora. In addition, no one in the Republic of Serbia has so far scientifically studied this institution in Bulgaria. In Bulgaria, on the other hand, there is no significant research related to this institution. In the Republic of Serbia, the scientific and professional fund related to the institution of the local ombudsman in our country is also rare. This paper should contribute to a “twinning” research that could lead to a better understanding and further development of this institution in Serbia and Bulgaria.Zbornik radova: Lokalni ombudsmani u gradovima i opštinama Srbije(urs. Bogoljub Milosavljević, Jelena Jerinić, Marko Tomašević), Pravni fakultet Union, Naučno-stručna konferencija „Lokalni ombudsmani u gradovima i opštinama Srbije, 25. februara 2022